KFF
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http://www.kff.org 23-10-2009 15:17:51
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“The larger answers to poverty, income inequality, racial injustice, and our deeper socio-economic problems — all of which influence health — are mostly to be found in broader social and economic policies outside of our world,” writes KFF's Drew Altman. bit.ly/44FGChJ
I've been thinking bout this a lot over the past year or so. As usual, Drew Altman says it better than I could.
kff.org/from-drew-altm…
In his new column, KFF’s Drew Altman discusses the pros and cons of labeling socio-economic problems as health issues.
Read more: bit.ly/44FGChJ
There is no question that poverty, racial injustice, inadequate housing, food insecurity, and gun violence affect people's health.
The harder question is what roles the health and public health systems can play in addressing them.
Drew Altman
kff.org/from-drew-altm…
We're thrilled to be a 2024 finalist for the #Pulitzer Prize in Public Service, for our joint investigation with Cox Media Group on Social Security overpayments: pulitzer.org/finalists/kff-…
Congrats to David Hilzenrath, Jodie Fleischer and everyone involved.